Cerest, can we get the Patch 1 Notes?

[echowave]

I noticed that the French boards have the complete Patch 1 notes on them. Can we get a copy of them, for us people who don't read french?

[20mike]

Patch One includes:
Player Vendors (NPCs you can offer your goods for sale through)
Theme Music
Magician Glove
Mounts for the GMs
Tuning and balance for magic users – less expensive spells, a refund for certain spells, will need to redo some purchases & stanzas to adjust.
The world becomes a more dangerous place. Creatures have their own agendas. Be careful. They just got a bit better organized!
Patch One is heading to the Advanced Test Server (ATS) soon... 1-2 weeks after landing on the advanced test server – Patch One goes live!

Patch Two is scheduled to follow one month later (Note: might be 5 weeks)

Patch Two includes:
The Encyclopedia
Quests will begin to appear
Rewards are revamped (special items… cool stuff)
In Game extra Chat channels (please give us feedback on what is needed other than AUCTION)
Player Mounts
More Story elements…. (no spoilers… good stuff though!)
You will start to see some divergence among the races abilities. (big hint here)
Possible Patch Two Content: (time dependent)
The cosmetic skills branch (tattoos and hair to start)
Thanks for all your input guys. We do appreciate it!




Quoted from the announcements forum near the bottom of the topics list.

[nihir]

Is that all there will be in patch one? That's it? A month for *that* ?

[xenofur]

there's way more in there, complete reports from the ats server are in the german forums, but i'm not gonna translate them, highlights: complete revamping of harvesting, revamping of the magic, craft and harvest skill trees, and some more misc. stuff

[kamagi]

sheesh - why the german forums? don't the english count lol?
Come on Nevrax - get of ya butts and give us an english version of the notes!

[dpi209]

sheesh - why the german forums? don't the english count lol?

Those were reports collected by the german players who have access to the ATS and did some testing... Nothing to feel offended of

But I'd like to see the prePatch1 Notes, too

[nihir]

I'd hope there'd be much more than what's listed there. Any ETA on Patch 1 (wouldn't it be patch 12)?

[fadin]

I'd hope there'd be much more than what's listed there. Any ETA on Patch 1 (wouldn't it be patch 12)?

Hello,

The patch notes you are seeing are highlights. There is a much bigger list for Patch 1, but you will not see the entire list of patch notes until it is tested and ready to go. No, it is not because we want to keep secrets, it is because we want to make sure we give you a list of "will be" and not "could be". Oh and to avoid the "but you said!"

Anyone with access to the ATS server is welcome to give any feedback they wish to give related to Patch 1.

Regards,

[Fred1l1]

... No, it is not because we want to keep secrets, it is because we want to make sure we give you a list of "will be" and not "could be". Oh and to avoid the "but you said!"

I've seen this thing happen way too many times and i have to say that that is a great idea to go by...it makes thing worse when something you say you are going to have in there doesn't end up going in

[lupine04]

Hello,

The patch notes you are seeing are highlights. There is a much bigger list for Patch 1, but you will not see the entire list of patch notes until it is tested and ready to go. No, it is not because we want to keep secrets, it is because we want to make sure we give you a list of "will be" and not "could be". Oh and to avoid the "but you said!"

Anyone with access to the ATS server is welcome to give any feedback they wish to give related to Patch 1.

Regards,

Very, very smart approach. Set customer/player expectations and you never have to deal with "They lied to us!!!", because items 3, 16 and 25 out of 50 didn't make it in.

I wish other developers did the same.

Of course, there's the B-side.. the people who will feel it unfair that you changed "x, y and z" without letting anyone know. :shrug: Oh well, can't please everyone